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Delta Jet Catches Fire on Landing

Brakes overheated at Atlanta airport

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2011 5:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Scary landing for some Delta Air Lines passengers in Atlanta today: They had to take the emergency slides after the plane caught fire, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All of the 48 passengers and crew got off safely; the AP notes that four people suffered minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. The plane's brakes apparently overheated after it touched down at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport from Pittsburgh. The FAA says the jet, which was billowing smoke and flames on the runway, also blew a tire. Click for another recent Delta scare, this one involving a passenger who tried to leave early.

File photo of Delta jets. No injuries were reported in today's smoky landing.
File photo of Delta jets. No injuries were reported in today's smoky landing.   (Getty Images)
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laurwin
Jun 2, 2011 2:49 PM CDT
"ATC to Delta Flight 2284. May I just say that your landing was ON FIYAH!"
JoeQ
May 29, 2011 1:46 PM CDT
"We love to Fry and it Shows"
finkster
May 29, 2011 12:24 AM CDT
"Delta Jet Catches Fire on Landing" Well it's a hell of a lot better on the ground than in the air.
 

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